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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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